Plans for a new £45 million neuroscience research facility for King’s College London (KCL)’s Denmark Hill campus in south-east London, designed by Devereux Architects and Allies and Morrison Architects (model pictured), have received planning approval.
Features designed to help the building achieve a BREEAM “Excellent” rating and considerably reduce its energy demand will include ground source heating and natural ventilation with active chilled beams. The development will house the Wohl Neuroscience Institute, an addition the architects say will allow KCL, already one of the UK’s largest regional neuroscience centres, to bring together some of the world’s best researchers with the very latest scientific technologies to advance understanding of neurological diseases. Designed to provide 90,000 ft2 of space for 250 researchers, the facility will incorporate imaging physiology, genetics, and cell biology “tools”, research laboratories, write-up spaces, offices, and a 100-seat flexible seminar space.
